Reagan disassociates himself from the Ku Klux Klan, declaring that they and other hate groups have no place in American political life. But the Commission on Civil Rights calls on Reagan to directly repudiate the endorsement of his candidacy from the KKK and for Jackson to reject the support of Farrakhan.
The House rejects a bill, known as the Equal Access Act, which would allow high school students to meet voluntarily on their free time in public schools for religious purposes.
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